Carding-engine



E. TILLOTSON.

CABDING ENGINE.

APPLICATION FILED DECJO. 1918.

1,395,877. Patented Nov. 1, 1921.

130612202 W Edward 25/102190 umren sTA'rs T rare EDWARD TILLOTSON, 0F ROCHDALE, ENGLAND, ASSIGNOR '10 POTTERS ASBESTOS COMPANY LIMITED, 0F ROCHDALE, ENGLAND.

CARDING-ENGINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 1, mar.

Application filed December 20, 1918. Serial No. 267,561.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD TILLoTsoN, a

British subject, of Rochdale, county of Landifferent points on the licker in roller and feeding the mixed fibers together direct from the licker in to one and thesame point on the periphery of the main carding cylinder. The invention will be fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The figure is a diagrammatic section of the feed end of a carding engine. 7

The carding engine is of the ordinary construction with a cylinder A and licker in roller B which latter may be of larger diameter than is commonly the case.

Two or more sets of feed rollers D D feed the fibers to different points on the periphery of the licker in roller B. One set of feed rollers preferably the upper set D 7 may feed from a lap E on lap rollers d and the other'set may feed from a lattice F on which loose fibers are spread. Thus two qualities or varieties of fibers such for examples as cotton and asbestos are simultaneously fed to different points on the periphery of the licker in roller. The mixed fibers are thentaken together from the licker in roller on to the main cylinder A at the same point on its periphery.

What I claim as my invention and desire to protect by Letters Patent is In an apparatus for mixing and carding fibrous materials, the combination of a carding cylinder, a licker-in roller operatively associated with said carding cylinder, sets of feed rollers arranged at different points adjacent the periphery of said licker-in roller, means for passing a lap to one set of feed rollers, mechanism for passing loose fibers of different material from said lap to another set of said feed rollers, whereby said lap and fibrous material are fed simultaneously to different points on the periphery of said licker-in roller and the mixed material is taken from the licker-in roller on to the carding cylinder at a single point onthe periphery thereof.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses, this 9 day of November, 1918.

EDWARD TILLOTSON.

Witnesses:

I. OWDEN OBRIEN, I. Gnnnvns OBRIEN. 

